UK the model for US healthcare?

Implications: In this election year some have encouraged adoption of socialized medical services UK healthcare is an example of what some in this country have said we need to model our future healthcare system The recent use of biologics such as the TKIs have resulted in options for thousands of advanced kidney cancer patients that would otherwise die of the illness UK says no to expensive tretments for advanced kidney cancer

Analysis:  This is yet another example of why jumping on the socialized medicine bandwagon can have dismal results. I can site several examples in my own practice where patients with metastaic renal cell cancer have had amazing responses to the recently made available TKIs. I agree they are expensive, but nothing in this world starts cheap. With time many drug prices moderate. Think wice before agreeing to have the Feds take over healthcare!